1359.5 - StatSearch: A Reference Guide to Western Australian Statistics, 1998  
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      NAME OF COLLECTION
        Average Weekly Earnings (AWE)
      Description
        Measures the average weekly earnings of employed wage and salary earners (excluding those employed in private agriculture). The AWE series is a major economic indicator and is consequently used by a large number of users in both Commonwealth and State government departments, employer associations, and trade unions as a guide to changes in the labour market.
      Data detail
        Information is available by:
      • employment status
      • average weekly earnings
      • State or Territory
      • industry
      • private and public sector
      • sex

        Note: Earnings are classified as 'ordinary time earnings' and 'total earnings' (i.e. including overtime). Employees are classified as 'full-time adult' and 'other'.
      Geographic coverage
        State
      Frequency
        Quarterly
      Historical data
        From 1981
      Products and services available
      - Publications
        Average Weekly Earnings, States and Australia (6302.0)
      - Other
        Certain unpublished AWE data are available on request. Data can be transferred to various spreadsheet packages such as Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel. For more information, please contact our Information Services team.



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